Disney has 17 live-action remakes of its animated back catalogue at various stages of development, and will release three more this year, including this do-over of the flying elephant fairytale Dumbo. The simple and sentimental original was the now all-powerful studios fourth-ever release in 1941, but wasn’t then and isn’t now...

Having traded his Six One News slot for the wireless two years ago, the RTÉ veteran now finds himself presenting Morning Ireland from his home in Portobello – but says the 4am starts are still worth it